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H. H. West walks in front of the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of H. H. West walking away from the front door of the Paul Revere House in Boston's North End neighborhood. Along the bottom edge, a sliver of N Square stretches on an upward angle to the right. At far left, 2 young children play with a toy car on the sidewalk that passes in front of the Paul Revere House. The Paul Revere House stands on the far side of the street. It is viewed close-up and at an angle from the front. The timber-constructed dwelling stands 2-stories tall with lattice-pane windows lining both floors. An American flag extends out from the center of the building. H. H. West stands in the distance at far right, facing camera as he walks away from the house. A building adjacent to the Paul Revere House is barely visible standing along the right edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West walks in front of the Paul Revere House, Boston, 1947

Mertie West poses in front of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing outside the First Church of Christ, Scientist's southern facade in Boston. A brick-paved walkway extends along the bottom edge. Mertie West stands in the near distance at left, along the back edge of the walkway. She stands in profile facing right, but turns her head to the camera. Immediately behind her, a wide, short set of steps, flanked by lampposts on pedestals, descends behind her. From the steps, the walkway stretches back on an angle towards the left side of the church. To the right of the walkway, a small, landscaped lawn sits in front of the church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist stands in the background, off-center to the left. It is viewed at a slight angle from its southern facade. A half-dome, lined with arched windows, extends towards camera. A white haze washes over the majority of the image. Two streaks of bright, white light crisscross at center.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses in front of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, 1947

Tablets inset into a garden wall at Old North Memorial Garden, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of tablets inset into the garden wall of the Old North Memorial Garden in Boston. The brick, garden wall stretches across the image. At center, one tablet is set into the wall. Tablets to the left and right of it are obscured by shadows cast by surrounding trees. The shadows naturally frame the tablet at center.
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Tablets inset into a garden wall at Old North Memorial Garden, Boston, 1947

Historical marker on the side of the Old South Meeting House, Boston, 1914

Description:
Historical marker on the side of the Old South Meeting House. The marker reads, "Old South Meeting House. Built in 1729. Here were held the town-meetings that ushered in the Revolution. Here Samuel Adams James Otis and Joseph Warren exhorted. Here the men of Boston proved themselves independent courageous freemen worthy to raise issues which were to concern the liberty and happiness of millions yet unborn."
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Historical marker on the side of the Old South Meeting House, Boston, 1914

Paul Revere House with a historical marker hung at the front, Boston, 1914

Description:
Paul Revere House with a historical marker hung at the front. There are taller buildings on either side of the house. The building at the right has a sign in the window reading, in part, "Raffaele...Watch" and the other reads, "Angelo." A sign at the left of the negative reads, "Haircut 25 shave 10." Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. There is a utility pole and another object next to it at the left. There are light streaks at the bottom of the negative.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Paul Revere House with a historical marker hung at the front, Boston, 1914

Mertie West visits Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West posing while visiting the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Mertie West stands in the near distance at center. She faces left but turns her head towards camera. The narrow, stone-paved walkway she stands upon enters frame from the lower left corner and extends on an upward angle to the right. On the near side of the walkway, grave markers stand in a row parallel to the walkway. Behind Mertie, the cemetery grounds sprawl into the distance. Grave stones stand in rows that run perpendicular to the walkway. A tomb rises from the ground, behind and to the right of Mertie. Several trees dot the grounds. In the background, a street and buildings are visible lining the cemetery's back edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West visits Granary Burying Ground, Boston, 1947

Mertie West walks past a construction site and towards Richmond Street, [Boston], 1947

Description:
According to the negative sleeve, this photographic negative was taken in Alexandria, Virginia. The street signs in this image are legible and do not match the geography of Alexandria. They correlate to the geography of Boston, which was also visited by the West's on their "Eastern trip" in October, 1947.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West walks past a construction site and towards Richmond Street, [Boston], 1947

Three children pose on the frozen pond in the Public Garden, Boston, 1914

Description:
Three children pose on the frozen pond in the Public Garden. They sit on what may be a sled and they wear hats, coats, and scarves. There are men playing ice hockey behind them. People are lined up on the bridge beyond watching. There are trees, buildings, and streetlamps in the distance. There are light streaks at the bottom of the negative.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Three children pose on the frozen pond in the Public Garden, Boston, 1914

Mertie West poses beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Mertie West posing beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. A sidewalk enters frame from the bottom edge and stretches back towards a statue at center. In the near distance, Mertie West stands to the right side of the statue and looks to camera. Beside her, the bronze sculpture of Colonel William Prescott sits atop a granite pedestal. The pedestal stands slightly taller than Mertie. Engraving on the front of the pedestal reads, "COLONEL WILLIAM PRESCOTT JUNE 17, 1775." Behind both Mertie and the sculpture the Bunker Hill Monument obelisk rises at center, extending beyond the top frame. Four punched holes line the lower left edge.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West poses beside a statue of Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, 1947

Pedestrians crossing West Street, Boston, 1947

Description:
Photograph of pedestrians crossing West Street in Boston. A man and woman stand in the foreground along the left and right edges, respectively. The man stands in profile and in partial view as he exits frame. The woman appears to be in motion, walking towards the right. Behind them, left-of-center, a tall post stands. A sign on it reads, "WEST ST." West Street is barely visible stretching across the image as pedestrians crossing the street obscure it. Other pedestrians at left stand on the far street corner. At right, tall buildings rise and are viewed from a low-angle perspective as they stretch into the distance. More buildings are visible in the background at left.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Pedestrians crossing West Street, Boston, 1947

Woman ice skates on a frozen pond, Boston, 1914

Description:
Woman skates on a frozen pond. It is either the Frog Pond in Boston Common or the pond in the Public Garden. The woman wears a long coat and a hat. There is another woman behind her. There is snow on the ground and trees surround the pond. Buildings are visible in the distance. There are benches and streetlights next to the pond. There are light streaks at the bottom of the negative.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Woman ice skates on a frozen pond, Boston, 1914

View of the Old South Meeting House from further down Washington Street, Boston, 1914

Description:
View of the Old South Meeting House from further down Washington Street. The building has a tall spire and a clock on front. There is a man walking smoking a pipe walking toward the camera. There is a horse and carriage at the left and another one beyond. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. There are buildings lining both sides of the street. A sign at the left reads, "Old South Theater."
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the Old South Meeting House from further down Washington Street, Boston, 1914

View of Old North Church (Christ Church) from further down Salem Street, Boston, 1914

Description:
View of Old North Church (Christ Church) from further down Salem Street. The church is on the right with the pointed spire and clock on it. There are other buildings lining the street, including ones with fire escapes. There are people walking on the street and what may be barrels on the sidewalk at the left. The bottom of the negative is torn and there are light streaks at the bottom as well.
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of Old North Church (Christ Church) from further down Salem Street, Boston, 1914

View of the Old South Meeting House from further down Washington Street, Boston, 1914

Description:
View of the Old South Meeting House from further down Washington Street. The building has a tall spire and a clock on front. There is a horse and carriage at the left and another one at its left. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. There are buildings lining both sides of the street. A sign at the left reads, "Old South Theater."
Date:
1914
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the Old South Meeting House from further down Washington Street, Boston, 1914